· MASTER OF MUSIC from the MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW YORK. Awarded WILLIAM H. BORDEN AWARD for outstanding achievement in Jazz. Graduated May 2003

· BACHELOR OF MUSIC WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS from the GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC, LONDON - orchestral percussion & Jazz drumset joint principle study. Graduated July 2001

· Jazz Faculty for BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE, ENGLAND

· Co-Director of THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF SCOTLAND

· Instructor of Jazz for THE CITY OF EDINBURGH MUSIC SCHOOL, SCOTLAND

· Faculty for LAGOND SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW YORK (Sept 06-June 07)

· Faculty for the LONG ISLAND CONSERVATORY, NEW YORK (Aug 05-June 07)

· Faculty for PINAULT SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW YORK (Sept 05-June 06)

· Faculty for MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC PREPARATORY DIVISION, NEW YORK (Sept 02-Dec 03)

· Part-time position for BERKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS TRUST, UK (Sept 00-June 01)

· Performing and recording full-time with JACQUI DANKWORTH

· Regular performance in UK with actor/comedian STEVE FURST as character Lenny Beige

· Co-leader of New York Jazz group CONFLUENCE. Released debut CD on FOR THE ARTIST RECORDS (NY). Recorded new album Sept 2008

· Toured all over the North-East US with rock group THE READYSET. The group recorded in 2006 at SONY STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY

· Soloist for The Scotland Suite composed by MALCOLM EDMONSTONE. Recorded for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland (August 2006)

· Three week run at the EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, SCOTLAND with vocalist Todd Gordon - including a support slot for DIONNE WARWICK (August 2003)

· Count Basie Tribute Concert with MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA featuring BOB MINTZER (April 2002)

· Appeared at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC PROMS with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by SIR COLIN DAVIS (July 2000)

· Appeared at the MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND with the ANDREW BAIN QUARTET - supported by the Scottish Arts Council (July 2000)

· Toured Portugal with the EUROPEAN YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE (April 2000)

· Performed Gil Evans’ Sketches of Spain with the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, London featuring DAVE LIEBMAN (March 2000)

· Performed Gil Evans’ Porgy and Bess with the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra at the Barbican Hall, London featuring RANDY BRECKER (December 1998)

WORKSHOPS & OUTREACH__________________________

Performed workshops at the GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY & EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY in the UK and performed outreach work in HARLEM and THE BRONX in New York City

· Supported by the SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TRUST (2001,2002), the MUSICIAN’S BENEVOLENT FUND (2002) and the COUNTESS OF MUNSTER TRUST (2002) for study in New York

· Awarded BBC BIG BAND DRUMMER OF THE YEAR 2001

· Finalist in the YAMAHA FOUNDATION OF EUROPE PERCUSSION COMPETITION 2001

· Finalist in the SHELL/LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERCUSSION SCHOLARSHIP 2000

· Semi-finalist in the BBC YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 1998